Improvement in hay-presses



UNITED STATES PATENT rr.

JOHN WILEY, OF SAN ANDREAS, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAV-PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158.344 dated December 29, i874; application filed November 18, 1874.

To all whom t may concern: v

Be it known that I, JOHN W'ILEY, of San Andreas, Calaveras county, State of California, have invented an Improved Hay-Press and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanyingdrawings are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use lny said invention or improvement without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to an improved haypress, which is very simple in construction, and which can be easily operated by one man; and it consists in the combination of devices more fully described in the following speciflcation, in which reference is had to the accompari ying drawing7 in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my press. Fig. 2 is a view of a part of the followerguides. Figs. 3, et are sections of the press.

A is the upright body or press-box, having an open top, and inside of which the hay or other loose material is placed to be pressed. B is the platform or apron, which receives the hay when it is pitched into the press. Above the box or body A I construct a frame, which consists of the upright timbers O and the upper cross-timber D. The upright timbers O are secured opposite to each other to the middle of the sides of the box at each side of the apron; and each timber may consistst of a single timber, having a vertical slot, e, passin g upward through its middle, or of two parallel timbers placed far enough apart to pro vide the necessary slot. The follower F is secured to the lower end-of a frame, consisting of the upright side timbers G and upper crossbeam H. The cross-beam H extends out upon each side of the upright timbers G far enough to enter the slots e in the upright guide-timbers D, in which slot they move in order to guide the movement of the follower. Upon the upper cross-timber D of the body-frame I mount two pulleys, ,h h', the pulley It heilig nearly over the middle of the timber, while the pulley It is over one end. A rope or cord, I, is secured to the middle of the cross-beam H of the follower-frame, and passes up over the pulley h, thence over the pulley h1, and down to the shaft j of a windlass, to which it is secured, so that by turning the crank K'of the windlass the rope or cord will be wound up, and the follower raised until its cross-beam is drawn to the upper end of the slot e. One end of a cord, l, is secured to each endl of the cross-beam H of the follower-frame outside of the upright C, and passes down around a pulley, m, near the bottom of the press-box, and thence passes upward to spirally-grooved conepulleys fn, which are formed on the opposite ends of the shaft O, to which theiropposite ends are attached. A large hand-wheel, P, which is constructed similar to a pilot-wheel, is secured on one end of the shaft O, so that by turning this wheel the shaft, with its conepulleys, will be rotated, and the cords or ropes e wound upon them, so as to draw the follower down toward the bottom of the box A.

In orderV to give sufficient lightness and strength to the wheel P, I make the outside rim q of wire, by carrying two parallel wires around the wheel, and winding them around each arm successively. I then twist the two parallel wires together between each two arms, so as to tighten them, and thus brace and unite the arms together. IJ is the door, at onev side near the bottom of the press-box, through which the pressed bale is removed.

To remove the bale, I employ a lever, Q, on the side of the press-box opposite the door. One end of this lever is pivoted in the end of a projecting bar, R, at the corner of the box, while at its middle one end of a punch, S, is attached. This punch can be inserted through a hole in the side of the press-box, so that its end will bear aga-inst the rear side of the bale, when, by applying power to the end of the lever, the bale will be forced out through the door. A pawl-bar, T, is attached to one of thebase timbers of the press just below the hand-wheel P by a screw or bolt, which passes through a slot between the middle and one end of the bar, and passes into one edge` of the timber. The long end of this bar is of sufficient length to rest on the opposite timber, when the bar is placed horizontally and moved toward it 5 but when the bar is moved in an opposite direction the length of the slot in the long end will drop off of the opposite timber, and raise the short end, so that it will act as a pawl to hold the wheel in any desired position by acting,` against thc end of its arms as they successively pass it.

In baling hay with this machine, I raise the follower by means of the windlass until its cross-beam is drawn to the upper ends of the slot c. An enlarged opening, V, is made in the slot' at this point, which will allow the square ends'of the cross-beams H to turn in it. I then swing` the follower away from over the upper open end of the box and lower on the windlass, until its edge rests on the side of the boX, so as to provide an inclined sideboard opposite the platform or lling side, which will prevent the hay from beingpitched entirely over the press.

When the box is filled I tramp the hay down and replace the follower over the mouth of the press. Power is then applied to the hand wheel, and the follower is drawn downward, compressing the hay into a bale, after which it is bound and removed by my leverpurchase, as above described.

This hay-press can be easily worked by one man, can be made quite cheaply, and will press hay with great power and facility.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The pressibox A, with its slotted upri gli ts C and cross-timber D, in combination with the follower F, with its side timbers G and crossbeam H, said cross-beam having projecting arms which move in the slot e, the whole operated by cord I, shaft j, cord l, pulley m, and the shaft O, with its cone-pulleys a and handwheel P, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The slotted pawl-bar T, arranged as described, in combination with the handwheel I), substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereofl I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

JOHN WILEY. lL. s] Vitnesses:

JOHN GALLAGHER, CHARLES Low CHASE. 

